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One thing I noticed with the McGaughy's is that it cants the tires when turning lock to lock. I make a hard left into my parking place every day and noticed the outside of my right front tire and the inside of my left front tire wearing a lot. I don't regret the swap. Truck looks great, feels great. Just don't turn...lol
so why are lowering kits with hangers cheaper than leaf springs? Granted leaf springs are easier to install and you dont have to grind rivets like with hangers.
The cost of the hanger is less than a new leaf spring, that's why cost is cheaper.
The stock leaf springs will also let you haul more in the bed and keep your towing capability higher than lowering leafs. Before airbags are required of course.
I have McGuaghy's spindles on mine right now. The turning radius is just slightly larger and if I remember correctly, the 16" versions require the thread grinding, not he 17"+ versions.
Correct... I had to cut off the extra threads on the lower balljoints because they actually rubbed on the inside wheelbarrels with the smaller 16" wheels. The 16+ spindles have the balljoint on top of the LCA instead of inside the balljoint pocket. The 16+ kit has an aluminum spacer that fits inside the original balljoint location whereas the 17+ dose not. The 17's fit inside the OEM pocket. Mine also has a larger turn radius but one is supposed to have a tighter radius... can't remember which one??? IIRC the guy's that bag like the 16's better as they help with the negative camber issue when laying frame. If you are not running 16" wheels the 17+ kit is a cleaner install IMO.
If you look above the outer tie rod you can see where the lower balljoint threads made contact with the inner wheelbarrel.
Yea I currently have 18in wheels, wont go any higher than these. 17's are nice as I have seen trucks with them lowered. Well this is all good information, I think I am going to go with 2in drop spindles since they are better than coils either way. Then hangers and shackles for the rear. I have a friend that has tools to knock the rivets out. Plus doing hangers and leaving stock leaf spring I will retain my load capacity(even though i don't put in anything in the back). Any brand of shocks I should steer clear from, i know toxic shocks are not good.
I just happened into a nice little 05 RCSB 5.3 2wd truck and have decided to do a small drop on it as well. I went with belltech's complete kit p/n: 663nd. I got the wheels on last week but the kit hasn't showed up yet. Ive installed drop kits before so I know it wont take me long. Not looking forward to fixing the chevy lean problems. It's already all over the place in stock form.
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